Byndoor

Beach near Baindur

Baindur Byndoor
village
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi District
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population
• Total	20,322
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	576 214
Telephone code	08254
Vehicle registration	KA-20

Baindur (Kannada:ಬೈಂದೂರು) is a village in Kundapura Taluk of Udupi district in the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the National Highway NH-17.

History

Baindur has historical temples, with history going back to 10th century. Seneshwara Temple Byndoor is oldest temple in Baindur.

Sea shore

The beaches are the main attractions in the towns located on Coastal Karnataka. Even in Baindur, the Beach is the main places of interest. The beach here is famous for the beautiful sunset. The serenity and silence of this place attract many tourists. Still a glorious sunset with peace and calm, is at 'Kshitija Nesara Dhama' in Ottinene near Byndoor.

Demography

The population of Baindur is a mixture of Hindus predominantly belonging to Ramakshatriya caste, a small but progressive Hindu community and Muslims. The Muslims of Baindur are predominantly Nawayati. The main language spoken in Byndoor is Kannada. Nawayat families in Baindur belong to the shafi jurisdiction of the Islamic school of thought; they trace their ancestry to Arabs & Persians, their mother tongue is called Nawaythi an amalgamation of Persian, Arabic, Marathi & Hindi words with konkani as its base. Byndoor Muslims are predominantly Nawayati's with some Urdu speaking Muslims also known as Dakhni's meaning from the deccan region. Most of the Baindur Muslims are now settled in banglore or abroad in the Persian Gulf, United States and even in Europe.

Business

Baindur also has many co-operative banks, nationalised Banks.

Activity

The preferred occupation of the locals is farming. Small time fishing is also one of the important activity of the local people.

Places of Interest

Seneshwara Temple, Sri Ramachandra Mandira and Mahakali Temple. The Seneshwara Temple is a very old temple and the history of this temple dates back to few centuries. Sri Someshwara temple is one of the most beautiful temples located near Baindur, which is on the seashore. One of the popular pilgrim centers of Karnataka, Kollur Mookambika Temple is just 28 km from Baindur. Baindur has also a railway station, which connects the place to Mangalore and Mumbai via Konkan Railway.

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Baindur Railway Station

Other nearby places

• Belakallu theertha, near Mudur, Kollur
• Kosalli falls
• Maravanthe beach - 45 km.
• Kirimanjeshwara
• Mookambika wildlife sanctuary
• Trasi
• Someshwara Temple

News and Media

• Karwar eNews (http://www.karwarenews.com) is one of the major local newspaper in the region.
• Udayavani, popular newspaper.
• 'Kannada Nadina Indian News' (Kannada) fortnightly published at Byndoor.